“Enough foolish talk. Let’s go,” Seraphine said, telling Echo to pack up. “Before we search for those 5,426, let’s visit Golden Jade Tower first. Since Thousand Beauty Valley’s dical cultivators are there, have them examine you and prescribe so Restoring pills.”
“Alright.” Echo nodded. “Actually, I have another good solution that doesn’t require a doctor—I could return to orb form so I won’t feel the pain!”
Truly an excellent strategy, young hero.
Seraphine reached out to bonk and then rub Echo’s head helplessly. “Don’t try to escape. You should have thought of this before acting recklessly.”
Echo stood with hands behind her back, shaking her head sagely.
Admit mistakes and reform—nothing surpasses this goodness. Don’t stint on correcting errors; follow virtue like flowing water.
Following virtue like flowing water, Echo shall redouble her efforts.
She untied the golden sh pouch containing her silver orb self from her waist, bending down to fasten it to Seraphine’sside.
The silver orb, though soulless, still emitted a faint glow. Cloud-like light flowed slowly within the sphere while the golden sh dangled silken tassels adorned with tiny gems that chid lodiously when they touched.
“What are you doing?” Seraphine asked in surprise.
“Seraphine, this is the best solution I could think of since I can’t exchange for a positioning artifact,” Echo explained quickly. “Please carry my physical data orb with you. That way, no matter when or where, I can enter the data orb instantly. We’ll never have another Brocade City incident!”
“This is your data orb—aren’t you afraid I’ll lose it?” Seraphine raised an eyebrow teasingly.
She won’t lose it, but Echo hopes Seraphine will keep the data orb sowhere safe…… Echo’s gaze slowly drifted downward.
Seraphine’s ears burned as she narrowed her eyes. Where are you looking?!
She lifted Echo’s chin forcibly. “Silly thing, I’ll put it in my storage ring.” she said with embarrassed annoyance.
Yes, yes, the storage ring is definitely a very safe place! Echo applauded as Seraphine took out a jade box, removing both the spirit heart and data orb to place them inside together.
The spirit heart trembled as it huddled in the corner.
“Too bad—if the spirit heart kept producing spiritual energy, I could continue cultivating.” Echo sighed.
Why do you think it stopped producing spiritual energy? Seraphine shot Echo an exasperated look, closing the jade box and storing it in her ring before asking Echo for a substitute orb to put in the sh pouch.
Error transford into a giant dragon. Seraphine and Echo climbed onto the Fire Rock Dragon one after another while two golden birds flew up to grip Echo’s shoulders tightly. The Fire Rock Dragon took flight toward Golden Jade Tower.
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Shortly after they left, a white-robed man flew in on a sword, leaping down to land on the mountain peak.
“How is this place here?” Xue Bufan looked down at the barren mountain interior with lingering fear. This was exactly where ng Xiangfei from Mysterious Yin Sect had captured him before.
Black spiritual consciousness flew from his ring, rushing toward the mountain’s belly. Xue Bufan followed as they searched the mountain interior extensively. The consciousness raged furiously: “It’s gone! My spiritual consciousness is gone!”
“Master, please calm yourself,” Xue Bufan said gently. “Could your sensing be mistaken? You said the third spiritual consciousness was in Westle Continent—how could it appear in the Twin Dragon Secret Realm?”
“Fool! How could I sense wrongly? That’s my spiritual consciousness!” The consciousness shrieked angrily, floating rapidly through the air like a dark, misty fog.
“Once I find the third spiritual consciousness, my cultivation will reach Integration stage! Then who on this continent could I fear!”
“Master is already at Void Refinent—already among the elite of the five continents.” Xue Bufan quickly said.
“Hah!” The consciousness bounced around mockingly. “What can two soul fragnts do? It’s just deception! Until Igather my complete spiritual consciousness, I’ll never match normal cultivators. I command you to find the third fragnt imdiately!”
This is quite difficult for him. Xue Bufan bowed. “Please show the way, Master.”
“Useless!” The spiritual consciousness scread. “It was right here! Search for !”
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In the distance, bells chid as ng Xiangfei looked in surprise at the man standing ahead. She ran over joyfully. “Brother Wen, why did you co looking for again?”
Wen Chunsheng turned, his gaze falling behind ng Xiangfei.
A silver-white snake coiled around an unconscious person—apparently ng Xiangfei’s new prey.
Wen Chunsheng smiled, taking out a bag of fragnts from his storage ring. “I just obtained many fragnts and wanted to give them to you.”
“Haha, I think you’re afraid of exposing your cultivation level, so you’re sending these fragnts to .” ng Xiangfeisaid with a grin. She didn’t refuse, storing the golden dragon fragnts in her ring while wrapping one arm around his and tapping his chest with her other hand. “Brother Wen, giving all your fragnts might prevent youfrom entering the Insight Academy Palace.”
Wen Chunsheng shook his head with a smile. “It won’t. I have my plans. But you shouldn’t go too far—be careful of making enemies.”
“I don’t like fighting and killing, so I have to use gentle thods to obtain fragnts,” ng Xiangfei said with a smug smile, covering her lips. “Like you, Brother, I have my limits.”
She’d never hard anyone from start to finish—hadn’t even pulled a single hair from their heads. She simply invited them to stay at her mansion for a few days. The fragnts were all offered willingly by these people, complete with heavenly oaths of sincerity. What wrong had she done?
ng Xiangfei smiled. “Would you like to visit my mansion and have so wine?”
Wen Chunsheng looked back at the desolate hills and smiled slightly. “No, once we enter the Insight Academy Palace, I’lltreat you to tea.” He stepped back, bowing formally before departing on his sword.
Watching his retreating figure, ng Xiangfei twirled a strand of hair around her finger and snorted. “Still so polite.” Sotis it made her wonder if he might actually be decent.
Her expression gradually turned cold as she waved dismissively at her spirit beast. The silver snake dropped the unconscious person on the ground and coiled around her body. ng Xiangfei flew back to the mountain interior with the snake.
The mountain’s belly was completely empty without a single person in sight. ng Xiangfei looked around, thinking: Could it be that Brother Wen thought this mansion too desolate and refused to co?
“Hmph, quite particular.”
She summoned a long couch to lie on, taking out the golden dragon fragnts from her storage ring. With a “clatter,” the fragnts fell like gold pieces across the bed. ng Xiangfei counted them one by one, her face breaking into a satisfied smile.
In this second round of the Insight Academy Palace competition, she would definitely claim first place!
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“Achoo!”
Echo rubbed her nose and dodged away.
Seraphine held an herb in her hand, pursuing Echo relentlessly. “Don’t run—drink your dicine!”
Echo’s gaze wandered everywhere—the clouds in the sky, flowers on trees, birds flying past—absolutely refusing to look down!
A purple-robed woman passed by, took two steps, then returned to address Seraphine and Echo: “dicine shouldn’t be left to cool. Drink it quickly.”
“Did you hear that!” Seraphine imdiately seized the opportunity. “Drink it quickly!”
Echo slowly lowered her head to stare at the jade bowl on the table…… or was it a jade basin?
The vessel, large enough to fit Echo’s entire head, was filled with pitch-black dicinal liquid that reflected her face back in equally dark tones. Echo’s expression was sowhat dazed.
Though she knew from various stories that dicine was bitter and understood the principle that bitter dicine benefits the illness, Echo hadn’t expected bitter flavors to be truly, genuinely bitter.
When Seraphine first ntioned the dical cultivator had prescribed dicine, Echo had been purely curious—she had never taken dicine before!
When the concoction was actually brewed and placed before her, she had laughed and said “it slls fine.” Both Seraphine and the dic had smiled at her encouragingly.
She had taken that first sip with great anticipation.
Then there was no “then.”
“I request pill form,” Echo suggested to the dical cultivator. “Could you make this prescription into pills?”
The dic, who’d received two golden dragon fragnts from Seraphine, said gently, “Impossible.”
“What makes it impossible? I could provide assistance.” To avoid bitter dicine, Echo beca extrely proactive about helping the dic improve. “Or give the prescription—I’ll refine it myself!”
I could improve too!
Seraphine pressed a prescription onto the table for Echo to see.
The ink marks looked like plains and hills—mostly plains, few hills. Echo scanned it determinedly, comparing it against her database. Soon, the translation appeared as countless 1s and semicircles.
“What hard work this must have been.” Echo murmured. Handwriting that even her system couldn’t decipher.
The dic smiled at Seraphine, who said, “Please go about your business.”
“Rember to take it tonight too—twice daily for seven consecutive days,” the dic instructed. “My senior sister will be here for consultations the day after tomorrow. Her cultivation and abilities exceed mine—you might have her provide another examination.”
“Thank you.” Seraphine said, looking at Echo as her eyes suddenly brightened.
Think a more powerful dic ans she can avoid dicine?
Hah.
Brave enough to get injured but not to take dicine?
Seraphine’s smile deepened as she gently pressed Echo onto the stool. She took out a small bowl about the size of a teacup, ladling a spoonful of the black dicine into it. The dicinal sll grew even stronger, wafting ten ters. Cultivators within that range covered their noses and hurried away.
Heavens, how much coptis root did they add?!
Seraphine’s smile was incredibly gentle, her gaze like spring water in March—every expression radiating charm that held one’s attention completely.
—If only she weren’t holding dicinal liquid.
For the first ti, Echo experienced genuine fear, staring at Seraphine’s hands as her beautiful, pale fingers gripped the small spoon, tenderly bringing the dicine to her lips.
“With here, I absolutely won’t let you waste a single drop. I’ll make sure you recover quickly,” Seraphine said with a sweet smile, her voice almost lodic as it reached Echo’s ears. “Co on, Echo. Please open your mouth.”
[Author’s Note]:
Seraphine: Good children drink their dicine properly.
Echo (serious): I am an ancient ancestor.
Seraphine (smiling): Hm?
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